EP3835892A1 - Armbanduhr mit steuerungsorgan - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a watch provided with at least one function which can be managed electronically and provided with a control member for controlling this function.
- Mechanical or electromechanical watches include as standard a stem-crown which makes it possible to adjust the position of the hands by turning the crown, as well as to wind the barrel in the case of a mechanical watch.
- the crown In most cases, the crown is in a rest position close to the watch case, and it must be pulled to a setting position to adjust the time and, if applicable, the date.
- More and more additional functions are provided, such as electronic display of personal and / or geographic information, for example a diary, fitness and geolocation data. This is also the case for watches equipped with a mechanical movement, for example by adding an electronic module comprising a digital screen arranged on part of the dial.
- the invention aims to produce a watch which does not suffer from the drawbacks described above. This object is achieved by the watch according to the appended claims.
- a watch according to the invention comprises a watch case which includes a middle part, a watch movement inside the middle part, and a control member defining a central axis and mounted laterally with respect to the middle part, the watch being provided with 'at least one electronic function.
- the control member comprises an optical guide comprising a proximal face close to the middle part and a distal face remote from the middle part, said optical guide allowing the transmission of optical signals between its distal face and its proximal face, the distal face being arranged way that a user can touch it with their finger.
- the watch is provided with at least one light source capable of illuminating at least part of the distal face through the optical guide.
- the watch is provided with an image-taking device comprising a photo-detector, in particular a matrix light sensor, and designed to be able to produce, when the light source is active, an image of part of a finger. of a user who is located at the level of the distal face of the optical guide in a detection zone spatially determined and fixed relative to the middle part.
- a photo-detector in particular a matrix light sensor
- the watch further comprises a processor configured to be able to receive from the photo-detector a plurality of successive digital images of parts of said finger which are successively located in said detection zone, in order to be able to process this plurality of digital images so as to detect a movement of said finger relative to said detection zone, and in order to be able to generate a command which manages said electronic function of the watch on the basis of said movement of the finger.
- a processor configured to be able to receive from the photo-detector a plurality of successive digital images of parts of said finger which are successively located in said detection zone, in order to be able to process this plurality of digital images so as to detect a movement of said finger relative to said detection zone, and in order to be able to generate a command which manages said electronic function of the watch on the basis of said movement of the finger.
- the light source and the image-taking device are incorporated into the side wall of the middle part of the watch.
- the light source and the photo-detector are arranged on the same PCB which is introduced into the side wall of the middle part or arranged against an internal surface of this side wall.
- control member fulfills at least a first function managed by a rotation or an axial movement of this control member, and the electronic functionality managed by means of the light source and the control device. taking images are added to this first function.
- control member of a watch does not include movable elements to implement the electronic function; which simplifies the mechanical construction of the control member.
- the invention applies equally to watches provided with a mechanical movement and an electromechanical movement. It can even apply to an electronic watch without hands.
- the watch In the case of a mechanical movement, the watch is provided with additional functions with an electronic character.
- This watch may include a digital screen which extends over a portion of the dial, intended for the display of time by hands, and on which various data are displayed, such as the date, the time, alphanumeric or digital messages. other information which is accessible for example by navigating in one or more menus.
- the watch comprises a stem-crown mechanism for winding and adjusting the hands, well known in the state of the art.
- the figures 1 and 2 represent vertical and horizontal sections of the stem-crown mechanism of a watch according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the different components are displayed in an exploded view.
- the crown 1 is connected to a winding stem 2 by means of a stem connector 6 driven onto one end of the stem 2.
- the assembly of the stem 2 and of the stem connector 6 passes to through a tube 3 fixedly mounted in a hole 4 machined in the wall of the caseband 5 of the watch.
- caseband 5 forms the support in which is installed a watch movement which is adjustable by the stem-crown mechanism.
- the middle 5 is provided with a circular groove 11 on its upper surface, to receive the glass of the watch.
- the crown 1 can rotate around its central axis 12 which is coaxial with the central axis of the rod 2.
- the rotary crown 1 is only one embodiment of a control member mounted laterally with respect to the middle part and to which the invention is applicable.
- Another example of such a control member is the head (generally non-rotating) of a push-piece of a chronograph watch.
- the invention will be described for the case of the rotating crown, which represents the most common case in the watchmaking field but which does not limit the scope of the invention.
- the rotary crown 1 is connected to the rod connector 6 by a spring push mechanism which allows the crown to be axially self-reversing relative to the middle 5.
- This type of mechanism is known per se and does not constitute a limitation on the scope of the invention.
- the crown is fixed on a tubular element 7 which can move axially with respect to the rod connector 6, the latter being housed inside the tubular element.
- the rod connector and the element 7 are provided with corresponding profiles allowing the rod 2 to be driven in rotation by the crown 1.
- the thrust of the crown exerted manually by the user of the watch, actuates the axial movement of the element 7 until the latter comes into contact with a vertical wall 8 of the tube 3.
- a spring 10 is mounted between a stop provided on the rod connection 6 and an inner surface of the crown 1, so that the thrust of the crown compresses the spring, which pushes the crown back to its initial position as soon as the pressure exerted on the crown is released.
- the extended position shown in the figures is therefore the rest position of the crown 1.
- this position allows the user for example to wind his watch manually by turning the crown 1.
- the crown can be moved away from the middle part 5, by manually pulling the crown and driving the rod 2 in the axial direction, to activate mechanical adjustment modes such as adjusting the position of the hands.
- mechanical adjustment modes such as adjusting the position of the hands.
- Different systems exist which regulate the axial positioning of the crown 1 and the actuation of the mechanical adjustment, and the invention is applicable in combination with any of these systems. Regardless of the system applied, the invention relates to functions provided to the crown 1, at least when the latter is in the rest position.
- the crown 1 comprises a toric optical guide 15 incorporated in the crown and arranged coaxially with respect to the central axis 12.
- the optical guide 15 is fixed between a cylinder 13 and a ring 14, made of opaque material, the assembly of these three parts forming the crown 1.
- the optical guide 15 comprises a proximal face 16 which is close to the middle part 5 and a distal face 17 remote from the middle part 5
- the optical guide is made of a transparent material, possibly tinted.
- the watch is provided with a light source 18, for example of the LED (Light Emitting Diode) type, and with a photo-detector both mounted opposite the optical guide 15.
- the LED 18 and the photo-detector 19 are incorporated in the case 5, the LED 18 being mounted below the photo-detector 19.
- the case 5 comprises an opening 20 in its side wall, an upper portion of the opening being arranged opposite. of the photo-detector, and a lower portion of the opening being arranged opposite the LED 18, with an opaque separator 21 between the two portions, which also separates the LED 18 from the photo-detector, thus creating two separate optical channels 22 and 23 (see figures 4 and 5 ), opposite the LED and the photo-detector respectively.
- two lenses 24 and 25 are arranged on the other side of the channels from the LED and the photo-detector.
- the photo-detector 19 is preferably a light matrix sensor which comprises a matrix of pixels generating electric currents which are representative of the captured image. This type of photo-detector is known per se.
- the photographic sensor 19 as well as the LED 18 are mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) 30, also comprising the necessary components (not shown) to control the LED and the photo-detector and to process the signals obtained.
- the PCB 30 is made square-shaped and the separator 21 with the lenses 24 and 25 is attached to the PCB 30, protruding from the surface of the PCB.
- This assembly is inserted into a groove 31 machined in an auxiliary part 32, which is itself fixed in a cavity 33, machined inside the wall of the middle part 5, and which covers the opening 20.
- This embodiment does not shows that one embodiment of the incorporation of the light source 18 and the photo-detector 19 in the caseband, and other embodiments are possible.
- the positions and functions of lenses 24 and 25 are clarified by the figure 6 .
- the lower lens 24 is a concave lens positioned so that the LED 18 is in the focal background of the lens 24, with the aim of maximizing the rays R1 generated by the LED and passing through the first channel. 22, and thus illuminate a detection zone on the distal face 17 of the optical guide 15, through this optical guide.
- the detection zone is spatially determined by the part of the distal face 17 illuminated by the projections, generated by the lens 24, of the rays R1 produced by the LED.
- the detection zone is fixed relative to the middle part 5 since the crown 1 is essentially stationary in the radial direction by relative to the central axis 12. Thanks to the toric shape of the optical guide 15, the shape and the dimensions of the detection zone are kept fixed with respect to the middle part 5, independently of the angular position of the crown 1.
- the assembly of the convex lens 25 and the photo-detector 19 forms an image-taking device, the photo-detector 19 of which is arranged to be able to produce, when the light source 18 is active, an image of a part. finger 35 located in the detection zone.
- the image is projected onto the sensor 19 by the rays R2 passing through the second channel 23, when the user touches the distal face 17 of the optical guide 15 with his finger.
- the photo-detector 19 is arranged so as to be able to generate a plurality of digital images of parts of said finger located successively in said detection zone.
- the photo-detector 19 generates a succession of digital images of the user's fingerprint, when the latter touches the distal face 17 of the optical guide 15 illuminated by the source 18.
- the analysis of the differences between the successive images makes it possible to determine the displacements of the impression in terms of the extent and the speed of these displacements.
- the signals are sampled fast enough, the images captured make it possible to follow the movements of the finger in real time and to translate these signals into commands to manage the electronic functions of the watch.
- This operation is similar to the operation of a computer mouse, with the difference that the light source is now static with respect to the pattern of the surface which is detected (namely the fingerprint), this pattern being mobile.
- the algorithms used for the operation of computer mice detect relative movement between the photo-detector and the pattern of the surface on which the optical mouse is moved, these algorithms are applicable to the detection of the displacement of a fingerprint on the control member in a watch according to the invention.
- a processor (not shown) is on board on the PCB 30 to process the signals generated by the photo-detector and to translate them into commands which will manage one or more electronic functions of the watch, for example the control of a cursor. on a two-dimensional digital screen.
- a processor is on board on the PCB 30 to process the signals generated by the photo-detector and to translate them into commands which will manage one or more electronic functions of the watch, for example the control of a cursor. on a two-dimensional digital screen.
- a battery or other source of electrical energy such as a photovoltaic cell, is present in the watch to power the components mounted on the PCB 30 and / or other electronic components implemented in the watch.
- the LED 18 is positioned at the same height as the central axis 12. This positioning allows the illumination of a detection zone which extends symmetrically with respect to the horizontal plane which contains the axis. 12. Other ways of positioning the light source 18 and the photo-detector 19 are possible.
- the watch comprises a proximity detector (not shown) which is configured to detect the thrust of the controller 1, actuated by the user against the force of the spring 10, and to generate an electrical signal according to this detection, so that the processor generates in response a specific command.
- the commands generated by pushing the crown 1 can be, for example, commands for confirming a selection from among the options presented in a menu.
- the reversible push can also be used to activate and then deactivate the optical mouse function.
- the duration of the push may determine the command; for example, a longer duration for activating or deactivating the optical mouse function 'and a shorter time to confirm a selection as soon as the function is active.
- proximity switch can be used to fulfill the functionalities described in the previous paragraph, such as a variable reluctance magnetic switch.
- a capacitive detector produced by the integration of two plates of a capacitor arranged respectively in the tube 3 and in the element 7.
- control member which have a designated function linked to the rotation or the axial movement of the control member.
- the invention also covers a control member which is neither rotatable nor movable in the axial direction.
- the control member is firstly dedicated to the optical mouse function 'according to the invention.
- the toric shape and coaxial with the central axis 12 of the optical guide 15 is particularly useful for rotary control members, since the functions that can be activated via the user's finger are available independently of the rotary position of the member. control.
- alternative shapes of the optical guide are possible.
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JP2020186965A JP7084460B2 (ja) | 2019-12-10 | 2020-11-10 | 制御部材を備える小型時計 |
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